Easel picture-frame



R. HALEY.

-EASEL PICTURE FRAME.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 5, 1911.

I Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

REUBEN HALEY, 0F BEAVER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO UNITED STATES GLASSCOMPANY, OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

EASEL PICTURE-FRAME.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 27, 1920.

Application filed December 5, 1917. Serial No. 265,489.

1' b all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, REUBEN HALEY, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Beaver, in the county of Beaver and State of Pennsylvania,have made a new and useful Invention in Easel PictureFrames, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to easel picture frames and an object thereof isto provide a glass easel picture frame (preferably pressed) in which theframe or marginal portion, the lens or cover glass and a projectingflange 0n the back of the frame and surrounding the picture areintegrally formed.

In the drawings forming a part of this application Figure 1 is a frontview in elevation of a picture frame embodying this invention, Fig. 2 isa rear view in elevation of the same, Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation ofthe same, and. Fig. 411 is a cross sectional view taken on line 4;% inFig. 3 looking in the direction of the arrows. The article consists of aframe or marginal portion 5, a cover glass or lens 6 and a flange 7projecting from the back of the article and adapted to surround andretain the picture backing pad 8 in place behind the lens. A supportingleg 9, as is now common, is hinged to backing pad 8 by means of a hinge10. Flange 7 is distorted or bent inwardly at points 11 while the glassis in a plastic state and these distorted portions form means forretaining the backing pad in place.

The outer surface of the lens or cover portion 6 is preferably convex asshown in Figs. 3 and 4t and at its center projects beyond the plane'ofthe front surface of the frame or marginal portion 5. The back of thelens is preferably flat and lies in the plane of the back surface of theframe portion. At the junction 12 of the lens and frame the lenspreferably lies below the plane of the front surface of the frame.

It will be understood that the lens may be of any desired shape and, ifdesired the frame portion may be coated or covered with metal as at 13,Figs. 3 and 4, or otherwise decorated.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is An article ofmanufacture comprising a glass picture frame, an integral,picturecovering portion adapted to receive a picture having a curvedoutline and provided with a rim surrounding said picture-cover ingportion, said rim having relatively short arcnate portions bent towardthe center of the frame to form opposed lugs adapted to retain a picturelocated therein.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscripcd my name this 28 day ofNovember, 191

REUBEN HALE Y.

Witnesses I'IAIWEY WILSON, E. Bonrrn.

